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Re: Just wondering...
>
> Just wondering aloud,
> Has anyone suggested that
> 1) the inhabitants of Qumran in its earliest settlement were Jews, who lived
> there until the Roman war of 66.
> 2) that these Jews left because of the Romans (or were killed by the Romans)
> 3) and that then Qumran was inhabited by Christians until some indefinite
> period.
>
> If this is possible- then it is also possible that the Greek manuscripts of
> cave 7 were deposited by Christians- which would then support Theide's thesis.
>
> As I said, I am just wondering aloud. I am certain I shall be blasted for
> the suggestion- but I am curious concerning what you all think about it.
>
> Thanks,
>
>
> Jim West
> (a.k.a. the Gadfly, as I was known in my Seminary days)
>
its also possible that the qumranites were monkeys-- the question can
never be what is possible, but what we can make of the evidence and
which scenario explains the problems most credibly.
hbasser
hbasser